Dallas College · 3 days ago
Department Chair, Music
Lancaster, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$93K/yr - $93K/yr
3+ years expDallas College is a large community college system in Texas that serves over three million students. The Department Chair oversees academic and operational activities of music programs, managing faculty, scheduling courses, and ensuring program quality to align with student success.
Higher EducationTrainingVocational Education
Responsibilities
Develop, review, and improve credit and non-credit programs
Coordinate program assessments and curriculum updates
Support new program development and maintain program accreditation standards
Hire, onboard, supervise, and evaluate full-time and adjunct faculty
Provide coaching and professional development opportunities
Foster a positive and collaborative work environment
Create course schedules, manage section builds, and oversee delivery modalities
Resolve student complaints, grade disputes, and program-related issues
Support dual credit, P-TECH, and Early College programs as appropriate
Develop and manage departmental budgets to ensure efficient resource allocation
Collaborate with leadership to align departmental goals with institutional priorities
Work with advisory boards, higher education and industry partners, and other departments to maintain program quality
Promote student success by addressing academic and operational needs
Tracking progress, providing feedback, and supporting professional development
Completes required Dallas College Professional Development training hours per academic year
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's degree or equivalent as defined by alignment with published Dallas College faculty credentialing guidelines for at least one of the disciplines in the department. (Master's degree or higher in Music or Music Education, or master's degree or higher with 18 graduate hours in Music or Music Education.)
Three (3) years of administrative experience in higher education
Teaching experience in a college setting
Experience in program development, assessment, and accreditation processes
Office-based environment with travel between campuses
Official transcript will be required
Company
Dallas College
Dallas College is a community college that provides higher education, technical and vocational degrees that help in workforce development.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$24.81MKey Investors
Generation HopeTexas Workforce CommisionNational Science Foundation
2024-09-12Grant
2023-12-07Grant· $1.01M
2023-05-11Grant
Leadership Team
Alexandra Juarez, SHRM-CP
Learning and Development Partner
Amanda L. Sargent, LMSW
Director, Civic Partnerships and Strategies
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